RIM starts carrier testing on BlackBerry 10 devices

affiliate marketing TORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion has started carrier testing of its new line of BlackBerry 10 devices ahead of the launch of the devices in the first quarter of 2013, the company said on Wednesday.“In the last week, BlackBerry 10 achieved lab entry with more than 50 carriers, a key step in our preparedness for...

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Nic Cage starrer, Christian best-seller “Left Behind,” tops Arclight’s AFM lineup

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – On the eve of the AFM, Arclight Films has taken on international sales duties for the film adaptation of the Christian-themed best-seller, “Left Behind,” a representative for the film told TheWrap on Tuesday.The film, which will star Nicolas Cage and will be directed by Vic Armstrong, is...

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Three more deaths from meningitis outbreak linked to injections

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – Three more patients have died after contracting fungal meningitis from potentially tainted steroid injections supplied by a Massachusetts company, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the outbreak to 28 nationwide.Two of the new deaths were in...

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Hurricane Sandy: Live Storm Reports

affiliate marketing Storm-Surge Damage May Not Be Covered by Some Insurance2:30 p.m., Oct. 30, 2012 — As storm-battered homeowners, business owners, and government officials survey Sandy’s damage, the question for many is what the repair price tag will be. The storm’s assault may cause as much as $ 20 billion in losses, but...

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Hurricane’s death toll rises to 65 in Caribbean

affiliate marketing PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As Americans braced Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, Haiti was still suffering.Officials raised the storm-related death toll across the Caribbean to 65, with 51 of those coming in Haiti, which was pelted by three days of constant rains that ended only on Friday. affiliate...

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Obama’s iPod a bit like his electorate _ varied

affiliate marketing WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama‘s iPod could pass for a voter outreach tool.Interviewed Monday on Cincinnati radio station WIZF, Obama ran through his musical tastes, an eclectic and all-encompassing list of artists and tracks that reflect the varied coalition of voters he is seeking to attract. affiliate...

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Letterman and Fallon tape sans audiences as Stewart and Colbert cancel shows due to Sandy

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon said they would tape their shows without audiences Monday as Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert joined Jimmy Kimmel in cancelling tapings because of Hurricane Sandy.All decided to cancel or not admit audiences because of fears of people being injured going to...

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Pole gets 30 years for killing 6 on Channel Island

affiliate marketing LONDON (AP) — A Polish builder who killed six people, including his wife and children, on the British Channel Island of Jersey has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.Damian Rzeszowski, 31, carried out the knife attack in August 2011 at his home. He was said to have become depressed after his wife admitted to an...

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Verizon Wireless to sell Nokia’s new Lumia smartphones

affiliate marketing HELSINKI (Reuters) – Verizon Wireless will begin selling Nokia‘s new Lumia smartphones this autumn, helping the Finnish company to fight back against Apple and Samsung in the United StatesThe Nokia Lumia 822, which will run on Microsoft‘s Windows Phone 8 software, will include an 8 megapixel camera and allow for wireless...

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‘Anderson Live’ to end after 2 seasons

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anderson Cooper‘s daytime talk show will be wrapping after two seasons.Warner Bros. said Monday that the marketplace made it increasingly difficult for “Anderson Live” to “break through” to viewers despite format changes. affiliate marketing The...

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